Hack saw frame and guide



June 11, 1935. w, H. K TNER 2,004,286

HACK SAW FRAME AND GUIDE 7 Filed April 3, 1954 s Sheets-Sheet 1 June 11, 1935. v w, KETNER 2,004,286

HACK SAW FRAME AND GUIDE Filed April 5, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 11, 1935; w. H. KETNER 2,004,236

I HACK SAW FRAME AND GUIDE I Filed April 5, 1954 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 gwuamm Patented June 11,

This invention relateszitm aiha'ok mime device read-y for use. Fig. 2 *is a plan v released position. k

of the alternate iorm. v v k The inventioniis designed"for attachment'to and has 'for ,its; principal" obj ectrthe provisionv oil a device which will accurately gui'dezqthe saw and accurately hold the. workinat theydesiredfi 1 angle tobe sawed. Other objects: of,theinven-t tion are totiprovicle. an. adjustable'saw: table which will allow .workfof any width'toabej-properlyipositiondwith relation to thelsaw soas; to obtain. amax'imum saw." stroke; to provide quickactingwmeansa for. clamping the workfin place; to. provide: means? for; holding' thefsaw" in the:

elevated position Whilethe work is beingrad justedj and :to provide means iorholding the sawiso."c'onstructedi that the tension placed. upon the saw; will not; Jeflect the sliding "orfniov-v 1 able-parts of the, device-10.?

Other objects; and fadvantages detail construction of' the invention; which designedfor simplicity, economy, and efiicieneyix These will become more apparent from the? following description." L r 'l following detailed description" of the inventionrei ernce is h'ad to the accompanying drawings which form I a" part hereof-I "hilsie' numerals' refer to'likeparts in all-views 'ol' tlie di'awifigs and throughout the description. Fig.- 1' is 'a-prspecti ve View?illustratingfthes e aih tihe, work table, taken on the li-ne 3- 3,jFi g. 2-. 1

Fig. 41. is a similar; Section through the work table, illustm ,tirlg the vice nu mber the removed frqm phgi emainder' off-the device." rating the beari i M an, v ew: 1 1. a ings' for lateral" movement of the saw frame; Figf'fl is an end elevation of ang alternate iorm of support fol-the? invention. "Fig.8 is a face" viewof the s the edge of a work bench or" i any 7 other suitable supportingstructure,such as indicated at H11 "The invention comprises armsm base angle" H and aesecond'base angle l2. The'basew an files if and it are arranged for-attachment, to

the supporting structure lflryby means: of suite ablel attachment bolts l3: 'Apair of standards Hlproject outwardlyland 'upwardly :firom the base angle H and support two:- parallel; horizontal guide rods. lit The: rods tiaraposifibned reside in the; V V

' alt itstmiddl'egfrom anuattachmentq clip 23'to a 9f wr ta e calitoarenew whenthey become worn. uppolr ting framei in a common vertical plane," and are designed to-receiveandjg-uide a, sliding irame. g

The sliding frame consists of twohorizontal tubular members Hi whichslide upon the rods IISQ-andtWo'verticaIE tubular members H which are"; rigidly, secured tor-the horizontal members I6 Each ofithe: members. ll receives a vertical' slide: bar; 18;;-thefextremities OfqW'hiGh are pro vided with "attachment' 'hea-ds: l 9, 'for receiving a saw iramefi structure; asillustrated in Fig.5, having verticalvsideqbarsjzll; and horizontal top and bottom bars 21:" The bars-.20. and zifarerrrigidlyh secured [together sowas. to constantly; maintain their: rectangular relationu i5i,saw Z-ZLeXtends horizontally across the 1 saw: framesubstantially 1 tension: screw 1- zhand; a5 suitable hand. grip 25 is. provided on I one: of the uprights. 20. Bolt 1 holes 12.6 are fiomiedin the framethro'ughiwhich attachment boltagzl may .bepassed; into the l heads 19 of the vertical slides I8. ,-A latch meme;

28 is; provided: and. actuatedby means of a spring Esra-that itrwilla'snap over-the lower tube {61 when the savtlzisz initsqextreme elevated position so asl'to; hold theisaw suspended when w notin use; "i

a ltricansbe readilglseen that thelhoriaontalirods l5" will acduratelyt guide the saw in: its proper horizontal; travel: and .L'th-at the vertical rods: 1:8

, engagethetaces. of thebase angles and I2;

Theattachment angles are secured to the base angles by; means oi suitableclamp bolts '33 p0 sitioned in elengated slots 34 in thekangles 32. By this arrangement the work table 30 may be slid parallel. to the saw to any desired position. k AWork; viseris pivoted upon the table 30 upon the'pivot pin 34. This 'viseconsists of a vise frame 35 provided with a suitable opening for reeeivi-ngthe pivot pin it, andhwithan; inwardly a 10 'sawryframeaeonsistsofiga rigid; rectangular i sired adjusted position.

a shouldered channel 46 in the base of the mov able jaw 40. The nut member 50 is provided with a dowel 4'! which can be brought to engagement with any one of a series of holes 48 in the bottom of the frame member 35. A clamp bolt 59 extends through the vise frame 35-into an arcuate slot 5| in the table 30. This bolt is employed for clamping the device in the de- In use, the movable jaw is withdrawn from the fixed jaw 38 by lifting the visescrew 42, as shown in Fig. 4, to release the dowel 41. The work is then placed against the fixed jaw. The dowel is thenengaged in the nearest convenient hole 48' and the screw is tightened to clamp the work between the jaws. The table is now adjusted by means of the clamp bolts '33'to bring the mid-point of the work to the midpoint of the horizontal guide rods 15 so that a maximum saw stroke maybe obtained. If it is desired to cut the work on a bevel, the clamp screws '31 and 50 are loosened and the vise frame 35 is swung to the proper angle. The clamp bolts are then again tightened to firmly clampthe device in place.

reciprocatory movement by means of the hand hold 25 until the desired sawing operation has been completed. The saw must saw the desired out since it is accurately guided in its vertical plane.

It is desired the saw frame is independent of the guide frame so that thetension'placed in the saw will not afiect or bind the sliding movement I The universal joint 43 allows the vise screw to' be conveniently operated from any angle or position and allows the hand wheel 44 to' be swung out of the way 'ofithe handheld 25. The weight of the saw frame is .sufiicient to apply the'proper pressure for the usual sawing operation. If additional pressure is desired, it may be applied with the operators other hand upon the top of the saw frame;

In Fig. '7, an alternate form of the invention is illustrated with which a vertically inclined saw out may be made. This form-is similar to the previously described form except for the fact that the horizontal guide rods are mounted in end standards 52 which are permanently securedupon a connecting shaft 53. The shaft 7 53 is mounted in a pair of journal blocks 54.

The saw is then released by releasing the latch28 and is given a to call attention to. the fact that V has been described and illustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent 1. Means for guiding a hack saw comprising: a pair of horizontal guide rods; means forsupporting said rods in a vertical plane; horizontal tubular members slidably mounted on said rods; vertical tubular members secured to said horizontal tubular members; vertical guide rods slidably mounted in said tubular members; a saw frame for supporting said hack saw; and means for securing said saw frame to said vertical guide rods.

2. Means for guiding a hack saw comprising: a pair of horizontal guide rods; means for supporting said rods in a vert ical plane; horizontal tubular membersslidably mounted on said rods; vertical tubular members securedto said horizontal'tubular members; vertical guide rods slidably mounted in said tubular members; a saw frame for supporting said hack saw; means for securing said saw frame to said Vertical guide tally movable, .sliding frame, means for secur ing'a saw to said frame'comprising: vertical slide rods arranged to slide vertically through.

said sliding frame; aisaw frame consisting of vertical and horizontal members rigidly secured together to form an open frame; means'for suspending a saw across said frame; and means for attaching said saw'frame to said vertically slide rods. i

'4. In a hack sawing device having a' horizontally movable, sliding frame, means for securing a saw to said frame comprising: vertical slide rods'arranged to slide vertically; through said sliding frame; a saw frame consisting of vertical and horizontal members rigidly secured together to formjan open frame; means for suspending asaw across said saw frame; means for attaching said saw frame to said vertical slide rods; and a hand hold formed on and projecting from said saw frame. Y j r 5. A hack saw device comprising: a base member; standards projecting outwardly and upwardly from said base member toone side thereof; horizontal'parallel bars extending between said standards, said horizontal bars lying in a common vertical plane; horizontal tubular members slidably mounted on said horizontal bars; vertical tubular members secured to and extending between said horizontal tubularmembers; vertical rods slidably mounted in; said vertical tubular members; and a frame for supporting a hack saw,'said frame being secured to said vertical rods. r

6. A hack saw device comprising: a base member; L-shaped standards extending forwardly and upwardly from said base member; horizontal parallel rods extending between the upwardly extending portions of said standards; a horizontal tube slidably mounted on each of said horizontal rods; vertical tubes rigidly connecting said horizontal tubes; vertical rods slidably carried in said vertical tubes; a saw frame connected to theextremities of said vertical rods, said saw frame being positioned between said member;

base member and said horizontal rods; and

means formounting a saw in said saw frame.

- a horizontal tube slidably mounted on each" of said horizontal rods; vertical tubes rigidly connesting said horizontal tubes; vertical rods slidably carried in said vertical tubes; a saw frame connected to'theextremities of said vertical rods,-

said saw frame being positioned between said base member and said horizontal rods; means for mounting a saw in said saw frame; and

means for hinging the lower extremities of said L-shaped standards to said base member. -WILLIAM' H. KETNER. 

